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Mottled Gray Carpet
Cladara limitaria (Walker, 1860)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Identification: Frons and vertex (top of head) white, with a black line between them. Forewing white mottled with pale green and gray. Pm. line fine, sharp, usually complete, angled sharply at discal spot and curving evenly inward below that bend. Hindwing grayish.
Wing Span: 2.1-2.8 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-June.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sheep laurel and conifers.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Labrador to North Carolina, west across Canada, south to Missouri.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 256 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 05, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 09, 2026
Observation date: May 18, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 21, 2026
Observation date: May 17, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 20, 2026
Observation date: May 08, 2026
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 13, 2026
Observation date: May 08, 2026
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 10, 2026
Observation date: May 19, 2024
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 10, 2025
Observation date: Jun 05, 2025
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 08, 2025
Observation date: May 14, 2024
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 07, 2025
Observation date: May 02, 2025
Submitted by: thalasinos18
Region: Columbia County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 06, 2025
Observation date: May 20, 2025
Submitted by: Bombyx-Aurelia
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: May 24, 2025
Observation date: May 09, 2025
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 11, 2025
Observation date: May 07, 2025
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 08, 2025
Observation date: Apr 30, 2025
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 01, 2025
Observation date: Apr 29, 2025
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 01, 2025
Observation date: Apr 27, 2025
Submitted by: pammymp
Region: Island County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 27, 2025
Observation date: Apr 24, 2025
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 27, 2025
Observation date: Apr 19, 2025
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Apr 22, 2025
Observation date: Apr 19, 2025
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Apr 21, 2025
Observation date: Mar 11, 2022
Submitted by: owlbyr
Region: Ashley County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Mar 26, 2025
Observation date: May 31, 2024
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 16, 2024
Observation date: May 17, 2024
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 20, 2024
Observation date: May 11, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 15, 2024
Observation date: May 09, 2024
Submitted by: pammymp
Region: Island County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 09, 2024
Observation date: May 04, 2024
Submitted by: Lutya
Region: Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 05, 2024
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